Yujin adjusted the sleeves of the faded courier jacket over his white T-shirt and looked at his reflection in the apartment mirror.
Nothing about him resembled the young CEO whose face occasionally appeared in business magazines.
The expensive watch stayed locked inside a drawer.
The tailored suits remained hanging neatly in his wardrobe.
His luxury sedan was left in the company garage.
Instead, he grabbed the worn motorcycle helmet beside the door.
"...This should be enough."
He had argued with his parents for nearly two weeks.
"I'm not interested in marriage."
His father had folded his arms.
"You're twenty-eight, Yujin. You're the only son. Someday you'll inherit everything. We only asked for one blind date."
"I don't have time."
"You always say that."
His mother gently placed a photograph in front of him.
"Just one meeting."
He finally sighed.
"...Fine."
But he had one condition.
He wanted the meeting without revealing his identity.
No bodyguards.
No company car.
No designer clothes.
No expensive restaurant.
If the woman rejected him because she believed he was poor...
Then his parents would never ask again.
His father reluctantly agreed.
"One date."
"One date."
...
Across the city...
Jang Wonyoung stood nervously in front of the mirror.
Her trembling fingers smoothed the pale blue dress her boyfriend had asked her to wear.
It was the prettiest dress she owned.
Her boyfriend had texted her the previous night.
"Wear something beautiful tomorrow."
"I have a surprise."
Her heart had fluttered the entire night.
Three years.
They had dated for three years.
Maybe...
Maybe today...
He would finally ask her to marry him.
She smiled to herself.
Although she couldn't hear her own laughter anymore...
She could still imagine how happy she looked.
She carefully put on a pair of earrings.
Then reached toward the small hearing aids resting on the table.
She hesitated.
The hearing aids only helped slightly.
Most conversations still had to be read through lips.
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